Court Awaits AG Advice in Namal's Laundering Case

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered that the money laundering case filed against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and three other accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act be recalled on October 29.

The case was taken up before Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama.

During the previous court hearing, officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the court that steps had been taken to seek the Attorney General’s advice regarding the future legal action to be pursued against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and the other suspects named in the case.

When the matter was called today, investigating officers told court that the Attorney General’s instructions had not yet been received and requested a further date for the case.

After considering the submissions, Chief Magistrate Bodaragama fixed October 29 as the next date for the case and directed that the matter be recalled pending the receipt of the Attorney General’s advice.

The case has been filed against Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa along with Nithya Senani Samaranayake, Sujani Bogollagama and Sudarshana Ganegoda, who served as directors of NR Consultancy (Pvt) Ltd.

The prosecution alleges that Rajapaksa, while serving as a Member of Parliament, committed an offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act by investing Rs. 15 million, allegedly earned through unlawful means, in NR Consultancy.